Nearly everyone seems to be happy with the ban, perhaps with the exception of staunch libertarians or the occasional phone-addicted driver. More or less, it was welcomed as a necessary legal adjustment to a developing modern problem. Unfortunately, the law isn’t having the desired impact. In 2012, 3,328 people died a as a direct result

The rates of violent crime in Philadelphia may be slowly declining, but this doesn’t mean that the streets are getting any safer. Recently, in July, a mother and her four boys were struck by a car that was allegedly racing with another vehicle in the adjacent lane. Samara Banks was attempting to lead her sons

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car accidents happen every second of every day, which sums up to around 5.25 million driving accidents a year. Of those who are involved in a car accident, roughly 2.9 million individuals suffer slight or severe injuries from negligence behind the wheel. Sometimes car accidents are avoidable;

We are often on the receiving end of phone calls from recently injured workers who inform us that their employer and/or the insurance company has told them that they must treat with a doctor selected by the employer and/or insurance company for the first 90 days. The employee is upset because they don’t want to

Attorney Todd Lasky of recently prevailed on an appeal from a workers’ compensation judge’s decision denying benefits to an injured worker. The workers’ compensation judge denied the employee’s claim petition, finding that even though the employee had been involved in a work-related injury and had restrictions resulting from the injury, the employee was not entitled

successfully negotiated a settlement on behalf of an employee who alleged that continuous standing at work resulted in an aggravation of a pre-existing condition in her foot. The insurance carrier claimed that the employees symptoms resulted solely from the employees preexisting condition, however, the attorneys at were able to obtain benefits for the employee, who

successfully negotiated a settlement of $99,000 on behalf of an individual who was rear-ended while driving a van in the course and scope of her employment, resulting in a meniscus tear in her knee. The driver of the other vehicle had an insurance policy providing a maximum payout of $100,000. The attorneys were able to

Todd Lasky has been selected as a Pennsylvania Rising Star by his peers for the 6th consecutive year. This is an honor awarded to the best attorneys in Pennsylvania who are either under 40 or have been practicing law for less than 10 years. Only 2.5% of the eligible attorneys in Pennsylvania are recognized as

successfully obtained workers’ compensation benefits for a union carpenter who alleged that he developed occupational asthma following a short exposure to various dusts and particles while working at a job site in Philadelphia. The protracted litigation required testimony from two board-certified pulmonologists, as well as former employees who testified regarding the conditions at the job